Chapter 169: Keeping Hope
Langya Prefecture, a tea room in the Treasure Pavilion.
"Lord Ye, are you saying that you are going to take over the Treasure Pavilion?" Ye Qiu said with a surprised face.
Ye Ming held a small purple clay pot in his hand, didn't raise his eyebrows, and said lightly, "Not only the Treasure Pavilion, but I will take over all the properties of the Shadow Sect in the sixteen cities of Langya Prefecture, including money villages, brothels, restaurants, gambling stalls and some bits and pieces, you make a list, I will check it in an hour." β
Ye Qiu in front of him was the official of the Shadow Sect who was in charge of reviewing the matter of accessing items when he and Peng Chai first came to the Treasure Pavilion, and he was also one of the main persons in charge here.
"This ...... It's not easy to do......" Ye Qiu's face was embarrassed.
"My Shadow Sect's industry in Langya Prefecture has always been in charge of Lord Huang, the chief chargΓ© d'affaires appointed by Gulou City, Lord Ye intervened for no reason, I'm afraid it's not suitable......"
Ye Ming snorted lightly, Gulou City appointed?
I'm afraid that Gulou City has long since collapsed, is this appointment still important?
Due to the big family and big business, whether it is a low-level or a high-level within the Shadow Sect, the personnel dispatch is relatively casual, among which the three sects and nine streams are mixed, and there is not much sense of belonging, and in the past, they relied on financial resources and strict rules to restrain everyone.
But when the news of the accident in Zangyingzhou comes back, these people may not be loyal to do things for Xiaomeng.
It's not clear that before Xiaomeng returns, some high-level executives who have gotten the news will quickly transfer their internal assets, leaving only an empty shell, and it will not be so easy to start over.
What Ye Ming has to do now is to make a time difference, quickly organize resources, and reduce losses as much as possible.
"Not suitable?" Ye Ming took out the golden shadow order from his arms and slapped it on the table, "Is this good?" β
Ye Qiu sighed and shook his head, "Lord Ye still doesn't understand, as the saying goes, there is a specialization in the art industry, Lord Huang has been the general charge d'affaires of Langya Prefecture for more than 20 years, and he is already familiar with the big and small affairs that these sixteen cities have to deal with every day, month, and year, if Lord Ye forcibly intervenes, I am afraid that the order that has been established will be completely disrupted, and when something happens, we can't afford to take this responsibility!" β
Ye Ming knew that the old man's concerns in front of him were not unreasonable, and now his approach was like an ancient military general meddling in the affairs of civil officials, without experience and routines, it was likely to make a mess of things.
But he can't manage so much now, the most valuable thing in the Shadow Sect now is the existing assets, and only by keeping the foundation for Xiao Meng can he make a comeback!
While he was thinking about it, the door slammed open, and a beautiful woman in a cheongsam ran in excitedly.
"Lord Ye, why don't you tell the slave family when you come back, it will make the slave family miss ......"
Cui'er's tone was a little complaining, but there was also a feeling of longing that was difficult to hide.
"Nonsense! There is no pattern at all, didn't you see that the old man was discussing business with Lord Ye? Get out! Ye Qiu scolded sharply.
Ye Ming smiled slightly and waved his hand, "Don't get in the way, Miss Cui'er came just in time, you can find a copy of Lord Huang's information for me, the more specific the better." β
Cui'er was stunned, "Which Lord Huang?" β
"The general charge d'affaires of the Shadow Sect in Langya Prefecture!"
"Lord Ye, is this determined to do this?" Ye Qiu's brows furrowed.
Ye Ming glanced at him deeply, "There's no way, if you don't do it, it's too late, and when the time comes, you will naturally understand." β
Ye Qiu let out a long sigh and didn't speak, what the Golden Shadow Envoy wanted to do, with his level, he was really not qualified to interfere, he could only secretly pray that Ye Ming in front of him would not conflict with that Lord Huang and affect the business of the Shadow Sect.
"Lord Ye, please come with me."
Cui'er stretched out her little hand and pointed out the door.
Ye Ming responded, and got up and left with a slight fist towards Ye Qiu.
"Lord Ye, when the slave family came just now, I saw a big blackbird standing on the roof, it looks really mighty!"
Ye Ming smiled slightly, "Do you like it?" β
"I like it!"
"Let it take you for a ride later!"
"Really?" Cui'er was surprised and delighted, and while she was happy, she hugged Ye Ming's arm, "The slave family knows that Lord Ye is the best for the slave family!" β
Feeling the two soft peaks on his chest rubbing against his arms, Ye Ming was a little uncomfortable, and immediately changed the topic, "Cui'er, I have one more thing I want to ask you to help with." β
Cui'er pouted, "Lord Ye doesn't have to be so polite to the slave family, just say anything directly, and use the word 'please' to make it seem ......."
This really treats me as his own, looking at the pretty face that was so close, Ye Ming was a little uneasy for a while.
"Ziri Island Palace is not cold, I want to live this time."
A cold glint flashed in Cui'er's eyes, and she didn't ask anything, just nodded slightly, "The slave family will then call someone to do it!" β
The two of them walked for about half a pillar of incense, and finally stopped in front of a heavily guarded courtyard behind the Treasure Pavilion.
"Who's coming?" The guard at the door asked loudly with a grim face.
Cui'er handed over the Golden Shadow Order that Ye Ming had just handed over to her, "The Golden Shadow has made Lord Ye enter the case vault to check the file and open the door if he has something important!" β
When the guard saw the token, he hurriedly knelt down on one knee and hugged his fists to greet him, "Subordinate downstairs, Xiao see Lord Ye!" β
Ye Ming smiled and raised his hand, "Don't be polite, tell your subordinates, today I am not allowed to spread the matter of going to the case library, and those who violate the order will be severely punished!" β
"Yes!"
The thick vermilion gate was pushed open by Guan Guan, and accompanied by Lou Xiao, Ye Ming and Cui'er went all the way down the stone road.
After four more checkpoints, the three of them arrived at their destination.
Although the courtyard is very large, the real place where the files are stored is only a forty or fifty square hut.
Lou Xiao took out a bunch of keys and opened the huge lock on the iron door and hurriedly left, he naturally knew that the less he knew about these big people, the better.
Pushing the door in, the ground was covered with dust, and no one had been here for a long time.
In the room, there are more than twenty tall wooden bookshelves, all of which are densely stacked with books of various colors.
"Lord Ye, the file of the insiders of the Shadow Sect is there!" Cui'er pointed to the northeast corner of the room.
Ye Ming laughed, "Yours is also there?" β
"Lord Ye, you are so bad!" Cui'er gently stroked his chest, and said with a winkful eye, "What does Lord Ye want to know, the slave family will tell you in person at night......"
Seductive goblin!
Still call me bad? A few words will hook me to the bed, if it is not serious, I will designate to have an in-depth exchange of feelings with you tonight!
Ye Ming took a deep breath to suppress the throbbing in his heart, waved his hand to send Cui'er away, and rummaged through the file alone in the dark room.
Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated!
"If the person surnamed Huang is a talent, as long as he doesn't have any bad intentions, after I have sorted out the resources, it is not impossible for the affairs of Langya Prefecture to continue to be handed over to him to take care of......
However, this pile of files is really difficult to find, even if Cui'er narrowed the search scope for him, Ye Ming still flipped through the pages for half an hour to find the file about that Lord Huang.
"Huang Shang, this name is really domineering......" Ye Ming shook his head and smiled as he looked at the information in the dossier.
But the more he looked down, the more frightened Ye Ming felt!
Xiao Meng is really big-hearted, let a guy from a bandit take care of the business of the entire Langya Prefecture?!